Cost of living comparison
Peru is 15.6% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Peru instead of Lima, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Lima
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
|
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